This is an unusual day for the Medal. And a good day. There is only *one* Medal awarded for actions on this day - and the recipient lived to receive his Medal!I've ranted a bit in this space about the Medal of Posthumous Honor, and how it seems at times that we are inexorably moving to a point where if you don't die, you can't earn the Medal. Oh, it's nothing that obvious, nor is that the intent. But I do think, in an attempt to protect the Medal, we keep raising the bar, and perhaps inaptly so. Some statisitics to illustrate...
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Oct 18 2009, 01:55 PM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..